Legislation -
Bill Passed
With Amendment
(Senate)
-
July 11, 1997

Vote to pass a bill that appropriates $275.42 billion for military spending on defense programs, personnel salary, construction projects, and other purposes.

Highlights:

Changes bonuses and salaries of armed forces personnel including authorization of special pay to those working at a designated hardship duty locations.

Increases monthly hazardous duty incentive pay.

Raises salary 2.8 percent for all members of uniformed services.

Increases family separation allowance pay from $75 to $100.

Expresses Congressional opposition to participation of U.S. ground combat forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina after June 30, 1998.

$8.95 billion for construction projects by the military.

$4.6 billion for the Secretary of the Navy to procure a CVN-77 class nuclear aircraft carrier.

$3.7 billion for programs improving ballistic-missile defense systems including $406 million for the Theater High Altitude Air Defense system.

$700.36 million to the National Guard and reserves for equipment purchases.

$382 million for the demilitarization and removal of nuclear weapons from the former Soviet Union.

$331 million available to improve and modify existing B-2 Stealth bomber aircraft.

Note:

NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.

NOTE: THIS VOTE PASSED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT, MEANING NO MEMBER OBJECTED TO THE PASSAGE OF THE VOTE. THIS DOES NOT NECESSARILY INDICATE THAT ALL MEMBERS FAVORED THE VOTE'S OUTCOME.